"Turkey aims to have at least 20 nuclear reactors by 2030"

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
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Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:31

Turkish daily Today's Zaman (online, 01.02.11) with the above title reports that Turkey aspires to acquire at least 20 nuclear reactors operating in the country by 2030, a key official from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said.

However, Metin Kilci, the ministry's undersecretary, told Reuters the goal is to have at least 20 nuclear energy reactors operational by 2030. This is our target, though it has not turned into an official program".

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/02/2011 13:32

Moreover, Turkish daily Today's Zaman (online, 01.02.11), under the title "French companies interested in Turkey's nuclear energy projects", reports that Ambassador to Turkey Bernard Emie said that "There are very large French companies interested in this sector."

martinev


Joined: 24/10/2008
Posts: 320

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 15:20

Not surprised that French companies are interested as the French generate more than 75% of their electricity from nuclear energy.



Not only that, they are the world's largest net electricity exporters generating (no pun intended) over EUR 3 billion per annum.



Martinev

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
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Message Posted:
02/02/2011 21:42

And what do the Brits do?



spend a fortune on wind turbines that don't work unless the wind blows.



Go figure.

andy-f


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 1256

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 21:48

crazy init , france lays land mines in front of turkey joining the EU and france may well get the contract to build its nuclear reactors !

jimchris09


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 547

Message Posted:
02/02/2011 21:52

From what I remember about living in Lancashire...the wind blows!

Blackbird



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Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
03/02/2011 00:23

Winds always blowing on the North Wales coast.... A lot...